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July 28, 2009 at 8:28 pm | Posted in Keith Boynton | Leave a commentTags: really long movies, screenwriting, silent films
The script for “Spirits” is almost exactly two pages long. The rule of thumb in “the industry” states that a page of script equals approximately one minute of screen time. So great, I thought, a two-minute movie — something short and sweet to contrast with the long-and-sweet “Proposal.” Maybe, when all was said and done, it would wind up being closer to three minutes; after all, the page-a-minute rule is just a rough guideline. Three minutes, then — still brief, still punchy. God knows I don’t want to bore people with a silent film that goes on forever. Just get in, tell the story, and get out.
This was a really long movie.
But you see, my dear friends, I’ve never directed a film without dialogue before. And as it turns out, one page of action takes up a lot more time than one page of talk. How much more time, you ask? Well, I’ve got a rough cut of most of the movie right now, and it’s currently running six minutes and twenty-four seconds. That’s without the montage and a good chunk of the last scene.
Then again, so was this.
Let this be a lesson to all you aspiring filmmakers out there: Keith Boynton is a moron. Never listen to a word he says.
Posted, paradoxically, by Keith
“Spirits,” a.k.a. Film #8, will be posted on Friday, July 31st.
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